Bernard Lee Jr

Bernard N. Lee, Jr. is
the oldest son of a career veteran of the US Army. He traveled throughout the
United States and Europe during his childhood. The places he traveled, the people
he met, and the stories he remembers are shared in his memoir; “A Look Back In Time:
Memoir of a Military Kid In The Fifties.”

Bernie attended Howard
University in Washington, D.C., joined the Army ROTC Program, obtained a
private pilot’s license, a regular army commission, and retired as a Captain from
the Army Reserves. Upon graduating, Bernie joined AT&T in New Jersey, where
he worked until his retirement in 2003. Bernie also taught classes at Somerset
VoTech and led a group called PACE, preparing high school students for STEM programs
in college.

Bernie resides in Conyers, Georgia, with
Edwina (his wife of forty wonderful years), where he teaches “Chess for
Beginners” in an afterschool program.

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